Shares gain as strong debt sales boost confidence (Reuters)

Reuters – Asian shares rose to a one-month high and the euro clung near its strongest in a week on Friday as strong demand in Spanish and Italian debt sales tempered risk aversion ahead of another auction from Rome later in the day. Yahoo! News: Business News
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“Disastrous” bond sale shakes confidence in Germany (Reuters)

Reuters – A “disastrous” German bond sale on Wednesday sparked fears that Europe’s debt crisis was starting to threaten even Berlin, with the leaders of the euro zone’s two biggest economies still at odds over a longer-term structural solution. Yahoo! New
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Blackstone’s Purchase of Equity One Portfolio Signals Confidence in Retail Assets

Blackstone makes another bet on grocery-anchored shopping centers. National Real Estate Investor
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Builder Confidence Index Remains Flat in August, Despite U.S. Market Uncertainty

David Crowe Based on the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes held unchanged at a low level of 15. “Builders continue to confront the same major chall
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